4.5.01
After doubling in listener hours each seven months for three years, the Hober audience doubles in the first three months of 2001. "We've hit a chord with our human sounding music on the internet" says gregor markowitz. "We're topping 50,000 listeners at nearly an hour average listening each now - a number which is enviable in the internet broadcasting world and makes Hober one of the largest internet stations in history. Plus, it's free, we don't spy on you and there's no ads so far".
The station broadcasts in 16 kbps mono and 64kbps broadband stereo, and has hit 15 glorious megabits per second, of outgoing folk music data, on busy afternoons.
3.8.01
Hober teams with Dave Eisner and the Institute of Musical Traditions to present exclusive and unique recent live recordings of the Institute's shows from the Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist dome.
2.15.01
gregor markowitz presents a panel on internet copyright for Folkies, sitting with reps from the RIAA and SoundExchange, after riding the Folk Train to the Vancouver International Folk Alliance conference.
11.22.00
The Hober General Store has worked out an arrangement to carry the line of Azalea Recordings. Thanks to Charly Pilzer for bringing together this remarkable publishing cooperative. Availability in the Hober Store is yet another benefit for the participating artists. Go Azalea!
6.8.00
Hober is featured by the Washington Post in an article titled "Control/Alt Folk Rock".
5.4.00
Hober is featured by the Christian Science Monitor in an article titled "Don't touch that URL".
2.29.00
Hugh Blumenfeld, the About.com Folk Music Guide, gives Hober a fine recommendation in his prestigious Radio Online and Webcasting section:
24/7 no-talk webcast of great acoustic music -
traditional and classic folk to contemporary artists.
One of the best selections on the net.
2.20.00
We sent a large e-mailing to the Friends list and to the addresses we collected at the Folk conference today. The response is wonderful, and wholly positive. The shows of kindness and support mean a lot to the staff here.
2.13.00
Realguide lists Hober as the featured station for a few days, exposing many listeners to the station for the first time.
2.11.00
Hober is a sponsor of the 12th Annual Folk Alliance Conference, February 10-13, 2000. Johnny
and gregor flew up there, and had a great time at this amazing event. The idea of internet
radio is being warmly received by working and aspiring artists, and widely discussed in the
media and radio broadcastor workshops.
12.99
The major Internet Radio portal VTuner rates HOBER Thinking Radio Best in Folk,
and Best Overall.
11.11.99
Johnny Bonneville is named as General Manager of broadcasting operations. A full-time manager will
naturally make the content more current. Johnny will be pulling together some of the talents of all the folks who have asked to help out with the station.
9.17.99
Jim and Jennie and the Pine Barons play Live at Hober Hall at 2:00 GMT.
